--- smart/channels/yast2.py
+++ smart/channels/yast2.py
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 import os
 
 class YaST2Channel(PackageChannel):
-    def __init__(self, baseurl, *args):
+    def __init__(self, baseurl, compressed, *args):
         super(YaST2Channel, self).__init__(*args)
         self._baseurl = baseurl
+        self._compressed = compressed
 
     def getCacheCompareURLs(self):
 	return [posixpath.join(self._baseurl, "media.1/media")]
@@ -40,9 +41,9 @@
     def getFetchSteps(self):
         return 4
 
-    def __fetchFile(self, file, fetcher, progress):
+    def __fetchFile(self, file, fetcher, progress, uncompress=False):
         fetcher.reset()
-        item = fetcher.enqueue(file)
+        item = fetcher.enqueue(file,uncomp=uncompress)
         fetcher.run(progress=progress)
         failed = item.getFailedReason()
         if failed:
@@ -77,21 +78,27 @@
         self.removeLoaders()
         descrdir = "suse/setup/descr"
         datadir = "RPMS"
+        uncompress = self._compressed
         for line in open(fetched.getTargetPath()):
             if line.startswith("DESCRDIR"): descrdir = line[9:-1]
             if line.startswith("DATADIR"): datadir = line[8:-1]
+            # autodetect compressed/uncompressed SuSEtags metadata
+            if line.strip().endswith("packages"): uncompress = False
+            if line.strip().endswith("packages.gz"): uncompress = True
 
         # Fetch package information (req, dep, prov, etc)
         fetchitem = posixpath.join(self._baseurl,
                                   (("%s/packages") % descrdir))
-        fetched = self.__fetchFile(fetchitem, fetcher, progress)
+        if uncompress: fetchitem += ".gz"
+        fetched = self.__fetchFile(fetchitem, fetcher, progress, uncompress)
         if not fetched or fetched.getStatus() == FAILED: return False
         self.removeLoaders()
         pkginfofile = fetched.getTargetPath()
         if open(pkginfofile).read(9) == "=Ver: 2.0":
             fetchitem = posixpath.join(self._baseurl,
                                       (("%s/packages.en") % descrdir))
-            fetched = self.__fetchFile(fetchitem, fetcher, progress)
+            if uncompress: fetchitem += ".gz"
+            fetched = self.__fetchFile(fetchitem, fetcher, progress, uncompress)
             if not fetched or fetched.getStatus() == FAILED or open(fetched.getTargetPath()).read(9) != "=Ver: 2.0":
                 raise Error, "YaST2 package descriptions not loaded."
                 loader = YaST2Loader(self._baseurl, datadir, pkginfofile)
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@
 
 def create(alias, data):
     return YaST2Channel(data["baseurl"],
+                        data["compressed"],
                         data["type"],
                         alias,
                         data["name"],
--- smart/channels/yast2_info.py
+++ smart/channels/yast2_info.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 """)
 
 fields = [("baseurl", _("Base URL"), str, None,
-           _("Base URL of YaST2 repository, where the 'content' file is located."))]
+           _("Base URL of YaST2 repository, where the 'content' file is located.")),
+           ("compressed", _("Compressed SuSETags"), bool, True,
+                      _("Use compressed SuSETags metadata)"))]
 #           ("medias", _("Medias"), str, "",
 #           _("Space separated list of medias. (NOT IN USE YET)"))]